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Types of Poems
Definitions
Definitions
Examples
Bonus
100
Name 2 types of poems
- Haiku - Concrete - Narrative - Acrostic
100
What is a palindrome?
A word or sentence that can be read the same way frontwards and backwards
100
What is alliteration?
When words begin with the same letter or sound
100
Her hair was as black as the night sky.
Simile
100
How many syllables are in each line of a haiku?
5, 7, 5
200
What is a narrative poem?
A poem that tells a story and has a beginning, middle, end, problem/solution
200
What is an onomatopoeia?
A word that imitates a sound made by a thing or action
200
What is a hyperbole?
an exaggeration used for emphasis
200
While Wally walked, Wilbur was whistling.
Alliteration
200
What are 3 examples of types of figurative language?
Possible answers: rhyme, rhythm, repetition, simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole, palindrome
300
What is a haiku?
A poem that has 3 lines with 5 syllables, 7 syllables, and 5 syllables.
300
What is a simile
A comparison of 2 things using LIKE or AS
300
What is rhyme?
words that use the same ending sounds
300
Her house was the size of a castle!
Hyperbole
300
What is an acrostic poem?
A poem made from a word written vertically, with each letter used as the beginning of a new word or line
400
What is a concrete poem?
A poem in the shape or form of the subject
400
What is a metaphor?
A comparison of 2 things WITHOUT using like or as
400
What is repetition?
The repeating of a words, lines, or verses
400
When the small girl sat down, the chair gobbled her up.
Personification or hyperbole
400
Poems do not have sentences, they have _______. Poems do not have paragraphs, they have ___________.
Lines, verses
500
What are the "3 R's" included in most poetry?
Rhyme, rythm, and repetition.
500
What is personification?
Giving an animal or object human characteristics
500
What is rhythm?
The beat made by the sounds of the words
500
Give an example of a palindrome.
Possible answers: Bob, dad, racecar, civic, Hannah, pop, tot
500
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